Hat or bonnet holder for tables and wardrobes



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' HAT 0R BONNET HOLDER-FOR TABLES AND WARD-R9338. N0.381, 0'16.. PatentedA'pr.10,1888.

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UNIT D STAT- s VIRGINIA M. HOLLYDAY, OF CARROLL, MARYLAND; I

PATENT OFFICE} HAT OR BONNET HOLDER FORTABLES AND wARoFtoBEs';

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,016 dated April 10,138 a Application filed June 20, 1887. Serial No. 241,895. (No model.)

i To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIRGINIA M. HOLLY- DAY, of Carroll, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new 5 and useful Improvements in Hat or Bonnet Holders for Tables and Wardrobes, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon. 7

1o The nature and object of my invention will be fully set forth in the following specification and claim. I a

In the drawings-Figure I is a perspective view of'my invention. Figs. II and III are views (the formerin section) of a part of my invention detached, and Fig. IV shows a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts inthe respective figures.

A A are tracks formed of metal so bent as to form T-shaped grooves a, and B B are standards adapted to slide therein. The tracks can be arranged to cross each other, as shown,

and as many of them may be provided as cirf cumstances may require. At the points where the trackscross each other the upper flanges,

a, are cut away, so as to allow the standards B to slide from one track into anycrossrtrack. At the crossing-points the tracks are held to- 0 gether by plates 0, secured to them bysoldering or otherwise. with holes, in'order thatthe tracks may be fastened to a table or other surface by nails or 7 screws' Plates or feet D, having holes, are

placed at the ends of the tracks for the same purpose. V

The standard B consists of a rod, b, and a \tube, 1), adapted to-slide thereon. The tube carries'at its upper end a plate, D, forming a 0 rest for, the hat or bonnet. On the lower end of the rod bis a flanged tbimble, I), provided with aT-shaped lug or projection, b adapted to fit inthe T -shaped grooves of the tracks. The tube 1) isfurnished with slots d, through which the spring d in the rod 72 is adapted to project, and thus allow the support-ingplate D to be adjusted to different heights. The

These plates are provided offthe rod. V a

Fig. 1V shows a table having T-sh aped slot dand pin d" are for the purpose of preventing the tube from being pulled entirely;

grooves formed in thetop thereoi'yinwhich;

.the standards B can slide.

My invention will be found exceedingly useful to milli'ners, as, the standards being ad justableboth in position and height, any-sized hat or bonnet can be supported, and hyphethan heretofore. 1 l

I do not limit myself to the. relative widths of the two parts of the groove as shown in. the

drawings, as insor'ne cases the horizontal part of the groove may be extended and the T-" shaped projection enlarged, asshown iniFigL II. With this change the standard is made much steadier. I have shown the standardsas" 7 extending upward; but it is evident thatthef track can be formed on the under side'of Qthe shelf'in a wardrobe, in which case the standards would be pendent. Further, the-base 'of the standards couldbe made of such size and. shape as'to hold the bo'nnets and hats without 7 :the track, and under such circumstances the- Having described my'inventio'n,I claime- -In an adjustable standard for supporting hats or bonnets, the combination, with a rod having at its upper end a pin and a sprin'g,lof a tube adapted to slide on said rod, saidtube being provided with a slot extending nearly its entire length, into which the pin on the rodenters, and also with a series of slots through which the said spring is adapted t0 project, and a supporting-plate secured to the upper end of saidtube, substantially as specified.

WM. T. HOWARD, FRANK Honens: 

